Table 7 Associations of indices and sub-scales with related outcomes (predictive validity)
Years living with fistula (linear outcome) | Seeking prior treatment (binary outcome) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Exploratory | Confirmatory | Exploratory | Confirmatory | |
Barriers to Fistula Care Index (17 items) | 0.16*** | 0.16** | 0.03** | 0.02 |
Sub-scales | ||||
Limited awareness (4 items) | 0.44*** | 0.30† | 0.10** | 0.06 |
Social abandonment (6 items) | 0.20** | 0.32** | 0.04 | 0.04 |
Internalized stigma (7 items) | 0.23** | 0.20 | 0.06* | 0.00 |
Financial/transport inaccessibility index (6 items) | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.01 | − 0.03 |